How long does it take to read The Wicked Day?
The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart takes about 7 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 4 of Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy
Previous: The Last Enchantment Next: The Prince and the Pilgrim
About 7 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 407 pages, about 111,925 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Far from being the scourge of Arthur, his bastard son Mordred actually strives to resist Merlin's prophecy of doom. But he is thwarted by the schemes of his sorceress mother, Queen Morgause, who has brought him up to be her revenge incarnate.
Subjects: Fiction, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Mordred (Legendary character), Knights and knighthood, Kings and rulers
